NYT Crossword November 18 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joe DeeneyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
4ARebound, as a pool shot4 lettersBANK
15AWords of understanding4 lettersISEE
17ASoften, as a message8 lettersTONEDOWN
19AKitchen strainers6 lettersSIEVES
20A"Don't go!"4 lettersSTAY
23AIndustrialist Lilly3 lettersELI
24ANative led by Montezuma5 lettersAZTEC
26AA very high price, so to speak9 lettersTOPDOLLAR
30ALead female character7 lettersHEROINE
31ASummer temp, say6 lettersINTERN
34ARiver's bottom3 lettersBED
35ADentist, colloquially11 lettersTOOTHDOCTOR
39AGets back together6 lettersREUNES
42AMuch of Mauritania and Mali6 lettersSAHARA
50AMartian explorer5 lettersROVER
52ASurgical stitch6 lettersSUTURE
54AUsed a loom4 lettersWOVE
59ATimeless, to a poet6 lettersETERNE
60ASmall vortex4 lettersEDDY
62ABest-of-seven games, say6 lettersSERIES
63AMake airtight4 lettersSEAL
64AFancy hotel amenity3 lettersSPA
DOWN
3DFancy and elaborate6 lettersORNATE
4DAuction action3 lettersBID
5DSince4 lettersASOF
6DJust getting started with5 lettersNEWAT
8DPlaces to live10 lettersRESIDENCES
9DKey with one sharp6 lettersEMINOR
11DMore alert and energetic8 lettersLIVELIER
12DLimerick's locale7 lettersIRELAND
13DFancy6 lettersDESIRE
18DThey wink and blink4 lettersEYES
22DFilmmaker Nora6 lettersEPHRON
25DAdvertising award4 lettersCLIO
27DSouthwestern wolf4 lettersLOBO
29DPresents10 lettersINTRODUCES
38DNewborn child7 lettersNEONATE
40DExcites6 lettersSTOKES
41DTrigonometry ratio6 lettersCOSINE
43DCoyote's cry4 lettersHOWL
44DSteers clear of6 lettersAVOIDS
45DExcites6 lettersREVSUP
48DQuiets on Zoom5 lettersMUTES
49DWear away5 lettersERODE
53DClassic Icelandic saga4 lettersEDDA
58DToondom's Olive3 lettersOYL
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